This unwillingness of ECRCHS to be transparent about the school’s governance is part of the “arrogance” that LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson referenced during the hearing on the Notice of Violations. It is the same attitude that is displayed when Fehte complains about a report yet to be released that “is being crafted in a way that will put ECRCHS in a negative light” or when the school’s responses to the press are made by an employee of a public relations company. It shows a management culture that is more interested in diverting attention from problems than fixing them. When the District’s deadline is reached, one has to wonder if the ECRCHS Board will have spent any time on compliance or do they think that it is better to just work at influencing public opinion? Perhaps they will just bet the farm on the fact that the LAUSD rarely follows through.